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U.S. Capital Markets Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies318
  • 7D6.6%
  • 3M-3.7%
  • 1Y22.8%
  • YTD2.2%

In the last week, the Capital Markets industry is up 7.3%, with Morgan Stanley leading the way with a 10% gain. During this same period, the CME Group underperformed, falling 6.5%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 25%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 13% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Capital Markets Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 15 May 2025US$2.4tUS$593.1bUS$97.0b27.6x25.1x4.1x
Sat, 12 Apr 2025US$2.0tUS$557.3bUS$95.4b23.8x21.3x3.6x
Mon, 10 Mar 2025US$2.3tUS$557.4bUS$94.7b21x23.9x4.1x
Wed, 05 Feb 2025US$2.5tUS$540.7bUS$91.4b23x27.6x4.7x
Fri, 03 Jan 2025US$2.4tUS$526.1bUS$81.6b23.1x28.9x4.5x
Sun, 01 Dec 2024US$2.5tUS$524.3bUS$81.7b24x30.7x4.8x
Tue, 29 Oct 2024US$2.3tUS$503.7bUS$81.1b23.3x27.7x4.5x
Thu, 26 Sep 2024US$2.1tUS$491.5bUS$77.8b21.2x27.3x4.3x
Sat, 24 Aug 2024US$2.0tUS$492.3bUS$78.0b20.3x25.9x4.1x
Mon, 22 Jul 2024US$2.0tUS$473.2bUS$76.5b20.2x25.9x4.2x
Wed, 19 Jun 2024US$1.9tUS$467.2bUS$73.2b20.7x25.9x4.1x
Fri, 17 May 2024US$2.0tUS$466.8bUS$73.2b22.3x27x4.2x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024US$1.9tUS$441.7bUS$67.7b19.9x27.7x4.2x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024US$1.8tUS$440.4bUS$67.3b19.3x27.4x4.2x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024US$1.8tUS$433.8bUS$64.7b20.1x27.1x4x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024US$1.8tUS$435.2bUS$70.5b27.1x25.9x4.2x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023US$1.7tUS$432.8bUS$70.6b27x24.4x4x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023US$1.5tUS$428.7bUS$67.5b27.1x22.1x3.5x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023US$1.6tUS$426.0bUS$67.9b28.1x23.4x3.7x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023US$1.6tUS$426.4bUS$68.1b28.2x23.5x3.8x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023US$1.7tUS$422.9bUS$62.9b30.5x27x4x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023US$1.6tUS$419.5bUS$64.3b31.1x24.1x3.7x
Sat, 20 May 2023US$1.5tUS$416.8bUS$63.9b30.7x23.6x3.6x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023US$1.6tUS$423.2bUS$67.8b30.2x23.2x3.7x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023US$1.5tUS$424.0bUS$69.2b28.6x22.4x3.6x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023US$1.7tUS$427.3bUS$72.3b28x24.1x4.1x
Sun, 08 Jan 2023US$1.6tUS$443.6bUS$85.8b27.8x19.1x3.7x
Tue, 06 Dec 2022US$1.7tUS$443.4bUS$85.8b27.2x19.5x3.8x
Thu, 03 Nov 2022US$1.6tUS$446.3bUS$88.8b25.1x18.1x3.6x
Sat, 01 Oct 2022US$1.5tUS$454.3bUS$96.3b24.9x15.4x3.3x
Mon, 29 Aug 2022US$1.6tUS$454.8bUS$96.5b25x16.9x3.6x
Wed, 27 Jul 2022US$1.6tUS$460.6bUS$106.6b30.2x15x3.5x
Fri, 24 Jun 2022US$1.6tUS$471.8bUS$111.6b27.9x13.9x3.3x
Sun, 22 May 2022US$1.6tUS$472.4bUS$112.5b30.8x14.3x3.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

14.3x


Total Market Cap: US$1.6tTotal Earnings: US$112.5bTotal Revenue: US$472.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Capital Markets Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Capital Markets industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 23.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 4.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Capital Markets industry have declined 5.2% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 7.7% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Financials industry?

US Market5.09%
Financials3.61%
Capital Markets6.62%
Diversified Capital Markets11.77%
Investment Banking and Brokerage9.73%
Asset Management7.46%
Financial Exchanges and Data1.65%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Financial Exchanges and Data industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 38.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 9.3%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 12.3% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Diversified Capital Markets industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 33% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Investment Banking and Brokerage industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.1% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
MS Morgan StanleyUS$131.0410.0%
+US$19.2b
30.4%PE15.4x
GS Goldman Sachs GroupUS$611.6010.8%
+US$17.5b
31.2%PE12.7x
COIN Coinbase GlobalUS$263.4134.0%
+US$17.0b
19.8%PE45.7x
KKR KKRUS$129.0311.0%
+US$11.7b
19.8%PE52.4x
HOOD Robinhood MarketsUS$61.3922.8%
+US$10.1b
231.5%PE34.1x
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COIN

US$263.41

Coinbase Global

7D

34.0%

1Y

19.8%

HOOD

US$61.39

Robinhood Markets

7D

22.8%

1Y

231.5%

EXR

US$145.81

Extra Space Storage

7D

-1.0%

1Y

-4.1%

SCHW

US$87.16

Charles Schwab

7D

3.7%

1Y

10.8%

MS

US$131.04

Morgan Stanley

7D

10.0%

1Y

30.4%

BULL

US$13.52

Webull

7D

-16.8%

1Y

21.7%

BX

US$148.42

Blackstone

7D

9.0%

1Y

13.0%

CME

US$266.28

CME Group

7D

-6.5%

1Y

27.9%

MKTX

US$210.82

MarketAxess Holdings

7D

-7.6%

1Y

-2.8%

KKR

US$129.03

KKR

7D

11.0%

1Y

19.8%

CBOE

US$213.53

Cboe Global Markets

7D

-6.4%

1Y

17.6%

ICE

US$171.94

Intercontinental Exchange

7D

-2.6%

1Y

24.7%

CNCK

US$6.00

Coincheck Group

7D

-22.6%

1Y

-42.8%